TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 20
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 20
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 20
1.3 OVERVIEW OF ASIA-PACIFIC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET 20
1.4 LIMITATIONS 21
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 22
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 24
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 24
2.2 ASIA-PACIFIC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET: GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 25
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 25
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 25
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 26
2.6 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 29
2.7 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 30
2.8 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 31
2.9 MULTIVARIATE MODELING 32
2.10 PRODUCTS LIFELINE CURVE 32
2.11 SECONDARY SOURCES 33
2.12 ASSUMPTIONS 33
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 34
3.1 DRIVERS 36
3.1.1 INCREASE IN R&D EXPENDITURE BY PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES 36
3.1.2 INCREASING GERIATRIC POPULATION 37
3.1.3 WORK FLOW OPTIMIZATION THROUGH LAB AUTOMATION 38
3.1.4 INCREASING HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE AND IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE 40
3.2 RESTRAINT 41
3.2.1 HIGH COST OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE 41
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 42
3.3.1 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN LAB AUTOMATION 42
3.3.2 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BY MARKET PLAYERS 42
3.4 CHALLENGE 43
3.4.1 SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOUR 43
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 44
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 46
6 ASIA-PACIFIC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY PRODUCT TYPE 47
6.1 OVERVIEW 48
6.2 EQUIPMENT 50
6.2.1 AUTOMATED WORKSTATIONS 50
6.2.1.1 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEMS 51
6.2.1.2 AUTOMATED INTEGRATED WORKSTATIONS 51
6.2.1.3 REAGENT DISPENSERS 51
6.2.1.4 MICROPLATE WASHERS 51
6.2.1.5 PIPETTING SYSTEMS 51
6.2.2 AUTOMATE STORAGE & RETRIEVALS (ASRS) 51
6.2.3 ROBOTIC SYSTEMS 51
6.2.3.1 ROBOTIC ARMS 51
6.2.3.2 TRACK ROBOTS 52
6.2.4 MICROPLATE READERS 52
6.2.4.1 MULTI-MODE MICROPLATE READERS 52
6.2.4.1.1 FILTER-BASED READERS 53
6.2.4.1.2 MONOCHROMATOR-BASED READERS 53
6.2.4.1.3 HYBRID READERS 53
6.2.4.2 AUTOMATED ELISA SYSTEMS 53
6.2.4.3 AUTOMATED NUCLEIC ACID PURIFICATION SYSTEMS 53
6.2.4.4 SINGLE-MODE MICROPLATE READERS 53
6.2.4.4.1 FLUORESCENCE PLATE READERS 53
6.2.4.4.2 ABSORBANCE PLATE READERS 54
6.2.4.4.3 LUMINESCENCE PLATE READERS 54
6.2.5 OFF-THE-SHELF AUTOMATED WORKCELLS 54
6.2.5.1 PRE-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATED SYSTEMS 54
6.2.5.2 POST-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATED SYSTEMS 54
6.2.5.3 TOTAL LAB AUTOMATION SYSTEMS 54
6.2.6 OTHERS 54
6.3 ANALYZER 55
6.3.1 BIO CHEMISTRY ANALYZERS 55
6.3.2 IMMUNO-BASED ANALYZERS 55
6.3.3 HAEMOTOLOGY ANALYZERS 55
6.4 SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS 56
6.4.1 LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LIMS) 56
6.4.2 ELECTRONIC LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (ELN) 56
6.4.3 SCIENTIFIC DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (SDMS) 56
6.4.4 LABORATORY EXECUTION SYSTEMS (LES) 56
7 ASIA-PACIFIC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY AUTOMATION TYPE 57
7.1 OVERVIEW 58
7.2 MODULAR AUTOMATION 60
7.3 TOTAL LAB AUTOMATION 60
8 ASIA-PACIFIC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION 61
8.1 OVERVIEW 62
8.2 DRUG DISCOVERY 64
8.2.1 HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING (HTS) 64
8.2.2 ADME SCREENING 65
8.2.3 COMPOUND WEIGHING AND DISSOLUTION 65
8.2.4 COMPOUND MANAGEMENT 65
8.2.5 OTHER DRUG DISCOVERY APPLICATIONS 65
8.3 CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 65
8.3.1 PRE-ANALYTICS/SAMPLE PREPARATION 65
8.3.2 GENOMICS SOLUTIONS 66
8.3.3 EIA 66
8.3.4 ARCHIVING 66
8.4 BIO ANALYSIS 66
8.5 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 66
8.6 PROTEIN ENGINEERING 66
8.7 PROTEOMIC SOLUTIONS 66
8.8 LYOPHILIZATION 66
8.9 SYSTEM BIOLOGY 66
8.10 OTHERS 66
9 ASIA-PACIFIC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY END USERS 67
9.1 OVERVIEW 68
9.2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICALS 70
9.3 HOSPITALS 70
9.4 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS 70
9.5 PRIVATE LABS 70
9.6 ACADEMICS 70
10 APAC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET BY REGION 71
10.1 ASIA-PACIFIC 71
10.1.1 CHINA 79
10.1.2 JAPAN 84
10.1.3 SOUTH KOREA 89
10.1.4 INDIA 94
10.1.5 SINGAPORE 99
10.1.6 AUSTRALIA 104
10.1.7 THAILAND 109
10.1.8 MALAYSIA 114
10.1.9 INDONESIA 119
10.1.10 PHILIPPINES 124
10.1.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 129
11 ASIA-PACIFIC LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 130
11.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 130
12 COMPANY PROFILE 131
12.1 F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD 131
12.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 131
12.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 131
12.1.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 132
12.1.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 132
12.2 SIEMENS 133
12.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 133
12.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 133
12.2.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 134
12.2.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 134
12.3 ABBOTT 135
12.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 135
12.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 135
12.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 136
12.3.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 136
12.4 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 137
12.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 137
12.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 137
12.4.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 138
12.4.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 139
12.5 DANAHER 140
12.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 140
12.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 140
12.5.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 141
12.5.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 142
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12.6 BD 143
12.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 143
12.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 143
12.6.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 144
12.6.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 144
12.7 PERKINELMER INC. 145
12.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 145
12.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 145
12.7.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 146
12.7.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 147
12.8 BIOMÉRIEUX SA 148
12.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 148
12.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 148
12.8.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 149
12.8.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 149
12.9 BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 150
12.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 150
12.9.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 150
12.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 151
12.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 151
12.10 BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. 152
12.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 152
12.10.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 152
12.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 153
12.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 153
12.11 HAMILTON COMPANY 154
12.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 154
12.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 154
12.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 155
12.12 HUDSON ROBOTICS 156
12.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 156
12.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 156
12.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 156
12.13 LABWARE 157
12.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 157
12.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 157
12.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 157
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12.14 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. 158
12.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 158
12.14.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 158
12.14.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 159
12.14.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 160
13 QUESTIONNAIRE 161
14 RELATED REPORTS 164